Suthan Suthersan (10 June 1956 – 20 February 2017) was an

environmental engineer Environmental engineers conduct hazardous-waste management studies to evaluate the significance of such hazards, advise on treatment and containment, and develop regulations to prevent mishaps. Environmental engineers also design municipal water ...

; he served as the chief technical officer and executive vice president of

Arcadis Arcadis NV is a global design, engineering and management consulting company based in the Zuidas, Amsterdam, Netherlands. It currently operates in more than 350 offices in 40 countries. The company is a member of the Next 150 index. Arcadis was ...

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...

.(Acknowledgements)

Early life

Dr. Suthersan had his childhood education at the rural schools of Sri Lanka in Mankulam,

Kodikamam Kodikamam is a small town in the Jaffna peninsula of Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. References

Towns in Jaffna District {{NorthernLK-geo-stub ...

, Valaichenai,

Wattegama Wattegama ( Sinhala: වත්තේගම, Tamil:வத்தேகம) is a town and Urban Council in Kandy District in the Central Province of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known ...

and Pesalai due to his father's career at

Sri Lanka Railways The Sri Lanka Railway Department (more commonly known as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) (Sinhala language, Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය ''Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya''; Sri Lankan Tamil dialects, Tamil: ...

. He joined

Jaffna Central College Jaffna Central College ( ''Yāḻppāṇam Mattiya Kallūri'', JCC) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1816 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools. History In 1813 the Methodist's British ...

for his secondary education. He entered the engineering faculty at the

University of Peradeniya The University of Peradeniya (, ) is a Public research university, public university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka, University Grants Commission. It is the largest university in Sri Lanka, which was origin ...

and went for his master's degree at the

Asian Institute of Technology The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), founded in 1959, is an international organization for higher education situated 40 km north of Bangkok, Thailand. It specializes in engineering, advanced technologies, sustainable development, and ...

. He did his Ph.D. in environmental engineering at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

Career

He joined

Clean Harbors Clean Harbors, Inc. is an American provider of environmental and industrial services, including hazardous waste disposal for companies, small waste generators and federal, state, provincial and local governments. The company has expanded throug ...

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

, a pure hazardous waste handling and removal company, and then the Groundwater Technology Inc. at their corporate office in

Norwood, Massachusetts Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Norwood is part of the Greater Boston area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,611. The town was named after Norwood, England. Norwood is ...

. He later joined Geraghty and Miller which headquartered in

Long Island Long Island is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York (state), New York state, extending into the Atlantic Ocean. It constitutes a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land are ...

. There he had come under the guidance of David Miller; he introduced him to Steve Blake and both encouraged and enabled him to build the technical foundation to make Geraghty and Miller, which later became Arcadis North America.

Bibliography

References

External links

Suthan Suthersan: A Journey from Jaffna
(Dr. Suthersan's Blog)
Arcadis Mourns Loss of Chief Technical Officer Dr. Suthan S. Suthersan

NGWA mourns passing of Suthan Suthersan
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suthersan, Suthan Environmental engineers 1956 births 2017 deaths Alumni of Jaffna Central College Asian Institute of Technology alumni Alumni of the University of Peradeniya University of Toronto alumni American people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent Sri Lankan Hindus American Hindus Sri Lankan emigrants to the United States People from Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey